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    Researchers warn plastic-potted green walls could pose "Grenfell nightmare"

    Green walls could present a similar fire risk to the highly combustible cladding used on Grenfell Tower due to the plastic used in their potting systems, research shared exclusively with Dezeen has found. More about Researchers warn plastic-potted green walls could pose "Grenfell nightmare"

    Peter Apps | 28 May 2026 | Leave a comment
  • Professor Stephen Wallace at the University of Edinburgh

    Plastic bottles recycled into Parkinson's drug using bacteria

    University of Edinburgh researchers have used bacteria to turn plastic waste into a Parkinson's drug, advancing a new approach known as "bio-upcycling". More about Plastic bottles recycled into Parkinson's drug using bacteria

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 16 March 2026 | Leave a comment
  • Plastic drinks bottles bound for recycling

    MIT researchers developing process to make houses from recycled plastic

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have made recycled plastic into floor trusses for housing, arguing the waste stream could provide an abundant and sustainable structural building material. More about MIT researchers developing process to make houses from recycled plastic

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 16 February 2026 | Leave a comment
  • Holy Carp! packaging by Heliograf and Vert Design

    Heliograf launches plastic-free alternative to single-use soy sauce fish

    Australian studio Heliograf has worked with Vert Design to produce Holy Carp! – a plastic-free, compostable alternative to the fish-shaped soy sauce packaging immortalised in its Light Soy lamp. More about Heliograf launches plastic-free alternative to single-use soy sauce fish

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 8 December 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Carbon Cell foam

    Carbon Cell makes plastic-free alternative to polystyrene

    British company Carbon Cell has used agricultural waste to make a carbon-negative and compostable alternative to polystyrene packaging and building insulation that avoids contributing to plastic pollution. More about Carbon Cell makes plastic-free alternative to polystyrene

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 25 November 2025 | Leave a comment
  • PlasticFree paywall removal graphic

    PlasticFree makes database of hundreds of plastic alternatives "forever free to all"

    Environmental organisation A Plastic Planet has removed the paywall around its PlasticFree database, giving designers and brands unfettered access to its directory of expert-verified plastic substitutes. More about PlasticFree makes database of hundreds of plastic alternatives "forever free to all"

    Jennifer Hahn | 2 October 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Hyphyn vinyl

    Hyphyn impregnates vinyl with plastic-eating enzymes to enhance biodegradation

    New materials brand Hyphyn has launched what it claims is a first-of-its-kind biodegradable performance vinyl fabric, which breaks down over 90 per cent in two years in landfill conditions without leaving behind microplastics or toxic chemicals. More about Hyphyn impregnates vinyl with plastic-eating enzymes to enhance biodegradation

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 2 September 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Plastic bottle floating in the sea

    "We need plastic to keep our economic order going"

    Governments' failure to agree a treaty on curbing plastics pollution draws attention to how reliant on the material we have become but there may be a silver lining, writes Smith Mordak. More about "We need plastic to keep our economic order going"

    Smith Mordak | 27 August 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Ruffini chair by Mungenast / Morroni

    Ruffini chair by Mungenast / Morroni

    Dezeen Showroom: German architecture studio Mungenast / Morroni aimed to be at the forefront of manufacturing and sustainability with this chair, which is 3D-printed from recycled plastic. More about Ruffini chair by Mungenast / Morroni

    Dezeen staff | 8 August 2025
  • Seven foamless sofas filled with unexpected materials

    Launches of foam-free sofas are coming in hot and fast, as furniture makers wake up to the toxic impacts of polyurethane padding. Below are seven recent examples, packed instead with beans, latex and nothing but air. More about Seven foamless sofas filled with unexpected materials

    Jennifer Hahn | 12 June 2025 | Leave a comment
  • A vessel made from resin and flowers on top of a white pedestal

    Marcin Rusak captures "untamed wilderness" of Polish countryside in resin

    Designer Marcin Rusak referenced the landscapes of his native Poland in a series of tables and vases, which are made from his signature combination of flowers suspended in resin. More about Marcin Rusak captures "untamed wilderness" of Polish countryside in resin

    Alice Laycock | 8 June 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Exterior of Self Care Community Centre in Jakarta by Space Available, Sidarta and Sandaja and Andika Wahyu

    Space Available crafts Self Care Community Centre from 11 tonnes of plastic waste

    Multidisciplinary design studio Space Available has established a community centre in Jakarta, Indonesia, featuring a conversation pit containing recycling machines and furniture made from ocean plastic. More about Space Available crafts Self Care Community Centre from 11 tonnes of plastic waste

    Alyn Griffiths | 30 May 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Chair and stool from Loope by Studio Rygalik

    Unwanted furniture turned into new items at no extra cost with Loope take-back scheme

    Polish designer Tomek Rygalik has launched Loope – a recycled plastic furniture brand that allows customers to return used products when they are no longer needed, so they can be turned into a different piece of furniture free of charge. More about Unwanted furniture turned into new items at no extra cost with Loope take-back scheme

    Alyn Griffiths | 21 May 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Switzerland Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka by Manuel Herz Architects

    Manuel Herz references "audacious spirit of Expo '70" for Swiss pavilion

    A chain of plastic spheres fronts the Switzerland Pavilion at the Expo 2025 Osaka, which Manuel Herz Architects designed as a homage to the Expo '70. More about Manuel Herz references "audacious spirit of Expo '70" for Swiss pavilion

    Lizzie Crook | 25 April 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Vitra V-Foam

    Vitra introduces recyclable polyurethane upholstery foam called V-Foam

    Promotion: Swiss furniture brand Vitra has announced the development of a world-first easily recyclable polyurethane foam, developed in partnership with chemicals company BASF. More about Vitra introduces recyclable polyurethane upholstery foam called V-Foam

    Dezeen staff | 3 April 2025
  • Growth collection by Gensler for The Good Plastic Company

    Growth collection by Gensler for The Good Plastic Company

    Dezeen Showroom: global architecture firm Gensler collaborated with The Good Plastic Company to produce a new nature-informed range of the brand's Polygood recycled plastic panels. More about Growth collection by Gensler for The Good Plastic Company

    Dezeen staff | 18 March 2025
  • Mega Mat installation by MVRDV at Bangkok Design Week

    MVRDV creates public seating area that doubles as "860-square-metre infographic" in Bangkok

    Architecture firm MVRDV has blanketed the square outside Bangkok's city hall with a woven floor mat made from recycled rice bags, inviting residents to sit, congregate and consider Thailand's plastic pollution crisis. More about MVRDV creates public seating area that doubles as "860-square-metre infographic" in Bangkok

    Jennifer Hahn | 19 February 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Packaging made from animal skin

    Ten plastic alternatives designed to trump paper straws

    US president Donald Trump has signed an order to abandon paper straws for single-use plastic. In light of his critique, we've rounded up 10 other examples of plastic alternatives that probably won't "break" or "explode". More about Ten plastic alternatives designed to trump paper straws

    Jane Englefield | 14 February 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Console table from Jello collection by Marco Campardo for Galerie Kreo

    Jello furniture receives ultra-glossy "almost edible" update to rival its gelatinous namesake

    Italian designer Marco Campardo has revolutionised the production process behind his Jello furniture series together with Paris's Galerie Kreo, creating pieces that are nearly twice the size. More about Jello furniture receives ultra-glossy "almost edible" update to rival its gelatinous namesake

    Jennifer Hahn | 14 February 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Trump signs executive order to ditch paper straws for plastic

    US president Donald Trump has issued an executive order to end the federal use of paper straws and encourage consumers to switch back to plastic, reversing Biden-era measures to curb plastic pollution. More about Trump signs executive order to ditch paper straws for plastic

    Jennifer Hahn | 11 February 2025 | Leave a comment
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